The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Japanese maackia

Family: Fabaceae (pea family)

Synonym: Cladrastis amurensis var. buergeri

Distribution: Japan

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: An uncommon small deciduous flowering tree in the bean family. It grows with a round-headed habit to about 25' high. Its whitish blooms occur in mid-summer in short, erect panicles. Emerging compound leaves are grayish green, later becoming dark green. Fruit is a 2-3" flat brown pod. As tree matures the bark becomes an attractive bronze.